A 20-year-old Jersey City man has been accused of punching a woman in the face in the course of stealing her iPhone 5 in Jersey City, according to a criminal complaint filed against him.

Matthew Ozuna of Storms Avenue appeared yesterday in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City and has been charged with robbery and resisting arrest. Earlier yesterday, Ozuna allegedly approached a Newark woman, punched her in the face and took her phone, the complaint states.

A Jersey City police officer saw what was happening and told Ozuna to stop. But Ozuna allegedly ran and then struggled with the officer when the cop caught up to him, the complaint says.

The Jersey City Police Department did not release any details about this incident, including the time and place it occurred.